Three Camaldolese Monks in Meditative Prayer
1710 - 1740
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
54.5; 3.8; 39; 5.4
About this artwork
drager: hoogte 54,5 cm x breedte 39 cm x dikte 3,8 cm
Art Historical Context
In the dimly lit world of Alessandro Magnasco's *Three Camaldolese Mon in Meditative Prayer* (c. 1710–1740), we encounter the Italian artist's signature fascination with contemplative solitude. Magnasco, a Baroque master from Genoa (1667–9), specialized in tenebrist scenes—dramatic contrasts of light and shadow inspired by Caravaggio but infused with his own flickering, ethereal brushwork. This oil on, modestly sized at 54.5 × 39 cm, captures three monks from the austere Camaldolese order, a reformist Benedictine branch founded in the 11th century, kneeling in hooded white robes amid a sparse,...
About the Artist
Alessandro Magnasco · 1667–1749
Comment on works: Religious